Annals of chavista headline writing
Yesterday, two opposition activists were shot dead during a rally for Henrique Capriles in Chávez’s home state of Barinas. (Another died later)
How did the international media reflect this act of campaign violence?
Reuters: “Two Venezuelan opposition activists shot dead”
AlJazeera: “Two killed in Venezuela political clash”
CNN: “2 killed as Venezuelan campaign turns violent”
BBC: “Venezuelan election: Opposition duo die at poll rally”
Really, BBC? They just … died? What, did they drown? Did they have a heart attack? Did they kill themselves? The headline writer didn’t think it was important to highlight the fact that they were shot to death?
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HT: Jose Antonio
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